Hidetaka Miyazaki likes to watch videos of fans trying to make sense of Elden Ring lore: “Of course, I can’t watch all of them, but I do like to watch them”

Elden Ring‘s director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, says it’s “quite fun” watching fans try to piece together the action RPG’s complex lore in theory videos, even if, admittedly, he “can’t watch all of them.”

There’s no doubt that the intricacies of Elden Ring’s story are rather complicated – as was the case in the Dark Souls games, a lot of details are tucked away in places you might miss, like in optional conversations with NPCs. Even with all of the pieces obtained, putting them together is another matter, and the Lands Between still holds many secrets that fans have been speculating about since the game’s launch. In a new interview with GameSpot, Miyazaki says this storytelling style was used to “encourage people to explore and have their own adventure,” and allowing fans to theorize is both a “huge, fun point, or value-add” in itself, and something he personally enjoys seeing.